Are Lua's own lexer/parser suitable for writing a syntax highlighter?

[Steven Degutis <sbdegutis@...>]

Are Lua's llex.h and lparser.h files suitable for me to use to build a
structure that I can then traverse to do my syntax highlighting in a
rich text field?

If so, is there any documentation anywhere on using functionality
within these files for this purpose?

Note: This is for educational reasons, so while I could just use a
third party library, it defeats the point.

-Steven